Contrasting the Attributions Made by Indians and Americans in Research

question 42

Multiple Choice

Contrasting the attributions made by Indians and Americans in research by Joan Miller reveals all of the following EXCEPT that

• A) Indians become increasingly likely to make situational attributions as they age.
• B) cultural differences in attributions are evident in young children as well as in adults.
• C) Indian adults show evidence for a reverse fundamental attribution error.
• D) Americans do not become increasingly likely to make situational attributions as they age.
• E) All of these statements are true.

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